Relaxed Screening: Shorts: Journey To You
Sept 20, 2026
1:30 PM
Location
SFU - Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema
57 min
A fun and heartwarming collection of short films that celebrate authentic expression and supportive, sometimes quirky, community. Through mythical beings from space and sea, and Canadian history past and present, these films cheer youth on to feel proud of who they are today.
Moon Cycle (Chandrakaal)
Ayilya Thampuran
Canada
2026
5 min
English
A rarely told queer love story from Indian mythology on Ila and Sudyumna, a being whose identity shifts with the phases of the moon.
Content notes: Nudity



Sister of Mine (Syster Min)
André Vaara
Sweden
2026
12 min
Swedish
Ten year-old Noel wants to be more like his sister. When an unwanted haircut sparks unspoken jealousy, he takes matters into his own hands. A tender portrait of longing and self expression within a normative family environment.


The Fruit Machine: A Space Opera
Lorri Millan, Shawna Dempsey
Canada
2025
7 min
English
A young, queer alien lands on Earth in the 1960s when the Canadian government was running secret tests to try and weed out the ‘homosexuals’. A delightfully quirky documentary about diversity, representation and space dust.
Content notes: Homophobia and heterosexism



The Crown with a Shadow & The Search for SELF!
Jasbir (JB) Singh Ghuman
United States
2026
15 min
English
A multi-dimensional storytelling experience about a gender-bending Pink Skunk fish who learns how to live and lead her community from the heart.



Are You Being Thanked Endlessly?
Gulzar G
Canada
2026
15 min
English
Filmmaker Gulzar invites us to a conversation with their two best friends, as they reflect on their relationships to hair, gender roles, and belonging.



Shaping a Dress
Aaren Rackett
Canada
2025
4 min
English
A 19th-century tailor makes a dress for themselves to share their queer identity with their family. A soft and uncomplicated coming out story focussed on kindness and community.



